Reasoning from the Scriptures

Category Archives: Prayer

Episode 340: We know as Christians that we are to pray for those who in positions of authority in government (see 1 Timothy 2.1-3). We also know, good Bible students that we are, that God is control of the political process. So what should we be praying for as the 2016 presidential election season approaches? Tune in as I explore several Psalms which I believe give language to our prayers for “kings and those in high positions.”

Episode 333: Psalms of imprecation are those Psalms which make us squirm when we read them. “Break their teeth, O Lord” & “May his days be few.” They are the sons of thunder Psalms which call down fire from heaven. So what can imprecatory Psalms teach us today as New Testament Christians when it comes to our prayer lives, especially praying for our enemies? Tune in as I unpack the significance of these Psalms.

Episode 322: Some say it as late 1 AM when Jesus & His disciples enter Gethsemane. Whatever time it was, it is in the Garden of Gethsemane that we find Jesus’ greatest teaching on prayer. Tune in as we “walk amid the shades, While the ling’ring twilight fades,/ See that suffering, friendless One, Weeping, praying there alone.” Discover the transforming effect of prayer.

Today in Church History: William Law is suspended from his pulpit for non-conformist views (1713)

Episode 321: So what are the basic fundamentals of prayer? In Luke 11, Jesus gives us the foundational principles concerning prayer which every disciple needs in order to build a transformative prayer life. Tune in as I unpack this text and what it means for us.

Today in Church History: King Edward VI grants royal assent to The Book of Common Prayer, the second version of his reign (1552)

Episode 320: Prayer was a priority for Jesus but why? In this episode we climb into the prayer closet with Jesus and take a look at His prayer life as recorded in the gospel of Luke. Tune in as we discover why prayer was so important to Jesus.

Episode 319: Luke highlights the prayer life of Jesus in his gospel. But to prepare us for Jesus, he first introduces us to several ordinary people of prayer through whom God will carry out His purposes & will. Who are these ordinary pray-ers? Tune in as meet the divine nobodies God calls to accomplish His mission.

Today in Church History: Handel’s Messiah is heard for the first time (1742)